Fishhook setting means



Dec. 20, 1949 HALL 2,491,731

FISHHOOK SETTING MEANS Filed Jund 16, 1948 2 Sheets-Sheet 1 INVENTOR. Curl R. Hall Attorney c. R. HALL FISHHOOK SETTING MEANS Dec. 20, 1949 Filed June 16, I948 2 Sheets-Sheet 2 INVENTOR. Carl R. Hall Patented Dec. 20, 1949 UNITED STATES PATENT OFFICE 6 Claims. (Cl. 4315) My invention relates to fish-hook setting devices with particular relation to use with fish poles.

An important object of my invention, is to provide a fish-hook setting in connection with a fish pole permits fishing;

device, which used in connection wherein the fish is hooked when it strikes the :baited hook.

A further object of my invention is to provide a fish-hook setting device in which the attaching end of the fish line is secured to a sleeve mounted near the handle of the said fish pole, which in ing means will provide the means for hooking a fish, when the said sleeve locking means has been tripped by a fish taking the bait.

A still further object of'my invention, is to provide in a fish-hook setting device, a self-locking trip arm, together with locating bar and guide strap,to insure quick setting for the said fish-hook 7 A further object of my invention, is to provide a fish-hook setting device, that is simply designed and may be economically manufactured in large quantity.

Other objects and advantages embraced in my scription and in the accompanying illustrations in which like parts are designated by like numerals, and in which:

Fig. l is a View of my invention shown in connection with a fish pole mounted, with the fish line, float and hook shown in their proper position.

Fig. 2 is an enlarged fragmentary view of my invention, looking in the direction of lines 2--2 on Figure I, showing the sleeve locking means in operative position.

Fig. 3 is a fragmentary side view of my invention, looking in the direction of lines 33 on Figure 2.

Fig. 4 is an enlarged cross sectional view or my invention taken substantially on lines 4-4 on Figure 2.

Fig. 5 is an enlarged perspective view of the sleeve locking means comprising a part of my invention.

Fig. 6 is a perspective view of a modification of the sleeve locking means.

Referring to the illustrations, my invention is generally designated 1, and consists of sleeve locking means 8, fish pole means 9, tension spring jconnection with a tension spring and sleeve lock- .59. invention will be disclosed in the following demeans Hi, and fish line means II. The sleeve locking means 8 consists of a sleeve 35, mounted upon the shank of a fish pole 9, near the handle l3. Said tension spring II), is mounted on fish pole 9, between the handle portion l3 and a shoulder portion 12 of sleeve 35. A fish line attaching eye l4 secured on shoulder portion l2 provides attaching means for the end of a length Of spare fish line 3|, which is conveniently wound upon fish line winding posts l5 mounted upon sleeve 35 as shown in Figure 2.

The trip arm attaching plate I1 is formed as an extension of sleeve 35, and serves as mounting means for trip arm mounting post 30. Trip arm means 18 is rotatably mounted upon trip arm mounting post so and has a locking hump portion l9, which together with a latch engaging portion 20 serves as engaging and locking means with latch means 21. The said latch means 21 is fixedly attached to fish pole 9, as best shown in Figure 3.

An elongated locating bar 28 is attached to sleeve 35, and serves in connection with guide strap 29 attached to pole 9, to locate and guide the sleeve locking means 8 in its locking engagement with latch means 21.

Fish line means II, is secured by fish line clamping eye I6 and then threaded through fish line guide portion 2 l on the end of trip arm means I8. The said fish line means II is supported in the usual manner by fish line stringing guides 22 on pole 9, and is provided with float means 23, and fish hook means 24 attached to its free end.

A modification to the sleeve locking means 8 is designated 32 and illustrated in Figure 6. The said modification 32 is similar to the above described sleeve locking means 8 as illustrated in Figure 5, except that it is not provided with a latch engaging portion 20. It is therefore necessary to manually engage trip arm means designated 31 as shown in phantom lines in Figure 6.

To operate my fish-hook setting device for fish poles, the automatic sleeve locking means 8' is grasped by thumb and finger as shown in Figure 3, and moved in the direction of arrow 34 in Figure 5, until the latch engaging portion 20 engages latch means 21, as shown in Figure 2, causing trip arm means 18 to rotate to a locked position with locking hump portion l9 engaging latch means 21. Simultaneously, locating bar 28 engages guide strap 29, to prevent said sleeve locking means 8 from rotating upon pole 9 durin the locking operation.

The end of fish line means I I together with float V a ts s tes meets and; Prov ed. w t l k n h m e n means 23 and hook means 24 are cast or placed in a body of Water designated 25 and the fish pole may be placed with its handle portion l3 supported by a mounting socket 36 as shown in Figure 1.

The above described arrangement of fish pole and fish-hook setting device provides for fishing, in which the fisherman may be away from his fish pole and in which a fish as illustrated in Figure 1 and de signa ted 26 will, upon striking the baited hookgd,disengagejsrip 'arm means l8 by pulling upon fish line means ll. When trip arm means It has been tripped as shown in dotted lines in Figure 2, tension spring I causes the sleeve locking means 8 together with'tlie ens-oi fish line means H, to be forcibly pulled to the position shown in solid lines in Figure 5, with trip arm means l8 being rotated in the direction of arrow 33. The forceful pull exerted upon fish line H in the retraction of tension spring IO cause fis h to ec me firm de fwi in e, bll t fi hjfi th s. h din s fish 26 untilthe'fishermanis ready to land the fish. w I i. si'i m oianta iva a i n my fi' net- "ting device'resi'd'es in i t he" f ctth'at the'trip means "W J' nl e'tri se 'b tlirect pull i o s line suc asfwillb'eexertedby a fish, which has ake t ler i sff i kilinwhi h case the .fis instantly andciofmpl' t yjhoolied by the forceful pull of the retractingspring-urged sleeve locking ns a v a t i 7 Altlibug h my inventiqn'hasjbeen described, the ftermsiise'dare tp' be deemed terms of description Y atherjthan termsfbi limitation, my intention beingit'o retain the right toall mechanical equivalentsot thefstructural elements depicted, proviii'e they fall within the urview of the appended claims. 7 g, l p

\ Having thusl disclosed'ar'idrevealed my invention, what'l' claim as'riew and'de'sire to secure by Letters Patent is:

, 1. Fish-hook setting fm'eans comprising a; fishrod, a slv e" slidably mount'ed on said fishing .i real. i. au m ti lsle' veill i l mans sli a mounted on said fishing rod latch means secured 120 12 e jfishine r d; ns s arm me re tet hei i e ve la n r leasab seee e wi hse di t h an and trip arm means from locked position, and: said ,trip arm means being further-provided with a latch engaging cam portion to lock' said triparm means'wit'h saidiatch means when said sleeve strap secured tosaid fishing rod, and a locating bar secured to said sleeve'engageable With said guide strap toguide' said sleveaiid prevent rotation of the same. V I

3. Fish-hook setting means comprising a fishin g ro'd, 'asl'eeveslidablymounted on said fishing 10 being further provided with a latch engaging cam portion to'l ock said'tri'p arm means with said latch means when said sleeve locking means is slidably motivated, a guide strap secured to said 'fis'hiri'grod, and a locating bar secured to said sleeve engageable with said guide strap to guide said sleeve and prevent rotation of the "same. b

4 Fish-hook setting means comprising a fishingrod, a sleeve slidably mounted on said fishing rod, sleeve locking means on saidsleeve, latch meanssecure'd to said fishing rod triparm means articulatelyseciiredto said sleeve 'lockingmeans and provided witn locking hump means releasably "'engageable with site latch means, a fish linej said tripar means'fbeing prbvidedwith a fish line guideportionatits free terminus co-permit tension tn said fish1irle"to releasesaid trip arm n fr m c d o itie .asuide 5 u to 'said fishing' rod locating ba'r secured to said 'sleeve'engageable tn a 'g' iiaejstr'ap to guide fsaid'sleevefand prevent rotation oi thesame, fish line winding postime'ansls cured to'said locking sleeve means, and sh line attachingeye'nieans secured'to said'lockiiig'sleve means for releasably holding the ffrefifanu of. saidfi'sh line and an n m i te fi it'i nflt b A 5 ifish -jhoolg settingfmeanscomprising a fishing rod, a sleeveslidablyinounted on saidfishing rod; sleevellock ing meanson saidsleeve, latch means secured to said fishing rod, triparm means articulatelysegured to said sleeve locking means l 91 9Y l@ w th. lb k s" 11 'I'neafisv releas' l9 assessable with. s d. aihjmw fish line, said trip arm means being providedwitha .fishl ne suidan ti n a si re er s f0 ipe it ension ase d fish ne t l l i r ii arm. V 'QH eaked; pqs on said tri arm means being further provided witha latch fi h r c d 5, b d d ,i engaging cam portion to lock said tr-iparm means 9+ ,5 m Sil 1 ,3 .15 ea s e s jpliov1 re with a fish line guide portion at its free terminus fco permit tension on'saidflsh Iineito release said wi h u s id la h me ns, wh sa dxs v c n m a si l lablvl t ya e i;a-ieui e Strap S re to said fishing r0d, a locating bar secured to said sleeve engageablewith said guide strap to guide i said sleeveandprevent rotation of thesame; fish line winding post means secured te-said locking sleeve means, and fish lingattaching eye means secured to said locking sleeve means for releasably holdingthe free end ofsaid fish line and an intermediateportion' thereof.

6. Fish-hook setting means comprising a fishing rod;asleeveslidably'mounted on said fishing rod, sleevelockingmeans-on said's'le'eve, latch means secured to said fishing rod, trip arm means articula'telysecured" to saidsleeve locking means i andprovided with locking'hum'p meansreleasably engageable with said latch means, a fish line, said trip arm means being provided'witn afish line'guide portion'atits fie'e terminus 'to permit tension on said fish line to release said trip arm "means frdn'i'locked po's'it'ionjsaid trip 'arm means being further providedw'ith a 'la'tchengag'ing cam 'porti toiieksaiu trip' 'ar' m means with said latch means when said-sleeve locking means isslidably motivated, spring insane-anemia to said fishing rod and said sleeve l ocking r neans REFERENCES CITED to maintain the same in inoperative posltion, a guide strap secured to said fishing rod, a locating The following references are of record in the bar secured to said sleeve engageable with said file of this patent: guide strap to guide said sleeve and prevent rotation of the same, fish line winding post means 5 UNITED STATES PATENTS secured to said locking sleeve means, and fish Number Name Date line attaching eye meanssecured to said locking. 263,638 Wentworth Aug. 29, 1882 sleeve means for releasably holding the free end 272,232 Gaume Feb. 13, 1883 of said fish line and an intermediate portion 10 283,444 Wentworth Aug. 21, 1883 thereof.

CARL R. HALL. 

